Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos
Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos is an archaeological site in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos is situated nearby to the monument Palmyrene Gate, as well as near North Tower.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: triple bay arch located outside walls of Dura-Europos c.1.7 km NW of Palmyrene Gate; inscription dedicated to Trajan by Legio III Cyrenaica, duplicated on each side of arch
- Also known as: “Arch of Trajan”, “Arch of Trajan in Dura-Europos”, “EDCS-15900077”, “Inscription #167”, “Inscription 167”, “Inscription no. 167”, “Inscription no.167”, “Inscription PR4.167 from Triumphal Arch of Trajan, Dura-Europos”, “PR4.167”, “Qaṣr Umm Isbaʿ [the Palace of Mother of a Finger] - (local name)”, “triumphal arch”, “Triumphal arch of Trajan, Dura-Europos”, and “Umm Isba (local name)”
Photo: Adnan Almohamad, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dura-Europos and Dura-Europos synagogue.
Dura-Europos
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day Syria. Dura-Europos is situated 670 metres east of Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos.
Dura-Europos synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dura-Europos synagogue was an ancient Jewish synagogue discovered in 1932 at Dura-Europos, Syria. The synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing Jerusalem. Dura-Europos synagogue is situated 400 metres northeast of Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos.
Christian Building
Church
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The Dura-Europos church is the earliest identified Christian house church. It was located in Dura-Europos, Syria, and one of the earliest known Christian churches. Christian Building is situated 460 metres east of Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gharanij.
Gharanij
Town
Gharanij is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census. Gharanij is situated 3 km north of Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos.
Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos
Latitude
34.74633° or 34° 44′ 47″ northLongitude
40.72297° or 40° 43′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8H62PPWF+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1552122241OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q121301899
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Arch of Trajan at Dura-Europos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم اصبع (تسمية محلية)”
- Arabic: “القصر ( تسمية محلية)”
- Arabic: “النقش رقم #167”
- Arabic: “قصر أم أصبع (تسمية محلية)”
- Arabic: “قوس النصر تراجان، دورا أوروبوس”
- Arabic: “قوس تراجان في دورا أوروبوس”
- Arabic: “قوس تراجان”
- Arabic: “نقش من قوس النصر تراجان، دورا أوروبوس”
- French: “arc de Trajan à Doura-Europos”
- French: “Arc de Trajan à Doura-Europos”
- French: “Qaṣr Umm Isbaʿ [le Palais de la Mère du Doigt] - (nom local)”
- French: “Umm Isba (nom local)”
- German: “Qaṣr Umm Isbaʿ [Palast der Mutter eines Fingers] - (lokaler Name)”
- German: “Trajansbogen in Dura-Europos”
- German: “Trajansbogen”
- German: “Triumphbogen des Trajan, Dura-Europos”
- German: “Umm Isba (lokaler Name)”
- Polish: “inskrypcja 167”
- Polish: “inskrypcja PR4.167”
- Polish: “Łuk Trajana, Dura”
- Polish: “Łuk Triumfalny Trajana w Dura-Europos”
- Spanish: “Arco de Trajano en Dura-Europos”
- Spanish: “Arco de Trajano”
- Spanish: “Arco triunfal de Trajano, Dura-Europos”
- Spanish: “Qaṣr Umm Isbaʿ [el Palacio de la Madre de un Dedo] - (nombre local)”
- Spanish: “Umm Isba (nombre local)”
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Highlights include Palmyrene Gate and North Tower.
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